The Verge
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Linux devs are fighting the new age-gated internet
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Linux developers are responding to a Colorado legislative proposal (SB26-051) that would require operating systems to collect and share user age data with app developers, arguing the requirement poses technical and privacy challenges for open-source platforms.
Linux devs are fighting the new age-gated internet
In January, Colorado lawmakers introduced a proposal to make operating systems collect users' ages and pass them to app developers. The bill, SB26-051, had clearly been designed for commercial platforms like iOS and Android - one of numerous plans to age-gate the internet through users' devices. It was intended to provide information that would let developers disable age-inappropriate experiences for kids. But as it made the rounds online, Linux laptop maker Carl Richell read the proposal with d
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